Emily Muriel Lucas also known as Meriel Lucas (1877 – 1962) was an English badminton player.[3] Lucas from Devon was capped by England on only seven occasions between 1902 and 1909 but won a remarkable 17 All England titles.[4]

Meriel Lucas
Personal information
CountryEngland
Born1877[1]
Teignmouth, Devon
Died1962(1962-00-00) (aged 84–85)[2]
Newton Abbot, Devon

Lucas played for the Teignmouth Badminton Club.[5]

Her parents were Sir Alfred William Lucas and Dame Florence Emma Casswell. After marrying George Adams in 1911 Lucas retired from competition.[6]

Medal Year Event
  1899 Women's doubles
  1900 Women's doubles
  1902 Women's singles
  1902 Women's doubles
  1904 Women's doubles
  1905 Women's singles
  1905 Women's doubles
  1906 Women's doubles
  1907 Women's singles
  1907 Women's doubles
  1908 Women's singles
  1908 Women's doubles
  1908 Mixed doubles
  1909 Women's singles
  1909 Women's doubles
  1910 Women's singles
  1910 Women's doubles

References

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  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. ^ "BADMINTON ICON: MURIEL LUCAS". BWF Badminton.
  3. ^ Davis, Pat (1983). Guinness Book of Badminton. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-271-X.
  4. ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  5. ^ "Badminton Tournament at Westminster". Middlesex County Times. 21 April 1900. Retrieved 20 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "The Queen". Middlesex County Times. 27 January 1912. Retrieved 3 April 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.